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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Illinois » Elgin » Star Theatre

Star Theatre

Elgin, IL
Grove Avenue
, Elgin, IL 60120 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Greek Revival
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1100
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Star Theatre was built as a vaudeville house in 1906 and later became one of Elgin's first movie houses. The Star was located next door to the recently-demolished Crocker Theatre. The Star Theatre was torn down for a parking lot in 1956.
Contributed by Brendan

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Here is a picture of the Star Theatre, just south of the Crocker Theatre. I appologize for the bad picture quality

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n190/BWMSim/Img_0833.jpg

posted by BWM1402 on Dec 2, 2006 at 4:17pm
The Star Theatre was constructed in the Greek Revival style.
posted by ThatOneGuy on Apr 14, 2007 at 5:32pm
The Star Theatre was built using the Greek Revival style. The theater showed vaudville up until 1924 when the owner of the Crocker Theater (next door) bought the building and converted it to retail. The building was later torn down by the Joseph Spiess Department Store in 1956 for a parking lot.
posted by ThatOneGuy on May 15, 2007 at 11:31am
The Star Theatre closed in May 1929 with the Western movie "Singer Jum McKee starring Bill Hart. It was converted into a store and as mentioned above by ThatOneGuy was torn down in 1956.
posted by KenRoe on May 15, 2007 at 12:02pm
That movie was titled "Singer Jim McKee". Sorry for the typo.
posted by KenRoe on May 15, 2007 at 12:04pm
Later on in the Star's history, a large balcony was added bringing the total seating capacity to 1,100.
posted by BWM1402 on Nov 21, 2007 at 4:11pm
This theater was originally called the Star Vaudeville Theater.
posted by BWM1402 on Jan 20, 2008 at 5:26pm
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